Man who died after shooting himself at Las Vegas police substation identified
The man who police said shot himself in the parking lot of a Metropolitan Police Department substation in the southwest valley Tuesday morning was identified Wednesday.
Donald Jecusco, 68, died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Metro officer Larry Hadfield said. The coroner's office named him but had not yet determined the cause and manner of his death Wednesday.
The shooting happened at 11 a.m., and police at the substation noticed Jecusco afterward, slumped over in a parked vehicle. After forcing their way into the car, they found Jecusco dead.
It's unclear why Jecusco was at the substation, but records did not immediately show a connection to Metro or a local criminal history.
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